For "Saving the Songwood: Global Consumption, Sustainability, and Value" in Ecomusicology Review
Featuring:
Tijan Dorwana and SK Kakraba performing Daarfo and Daarkpen
Gyil keys in the North are almost exclusively made from recycled or fallen lera (African rosewood). Carvers never cut down living trees for xylophone key production. Instead, they search for logs that have fallen in the forest due to natural causes, and that have been lying and drying on the forest floor for several years. Alternatively, carvers can acquire rosewood logs within their villages, such as from old houses and local benches. This is the case for the log that is the subject of this video.
15 июн 2022
